Re: Developing Open Source Software

Josh Sled <[email protected]> Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:18:12 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.comp.programming.language-of-the-year
Message-ID <[email protected]>
"Brad Stiles" <[email protected]> writes:
> You might also want to look at your company's policy with regard to
> ownership of code you write. Some companies like to claim that any code
> you write while employed by them belongs to them. Whether or not this
> is absurd depends on your relationship with your employer and possibly
> how much you or they are willing to spend on lawyers.

… and the laws that apply.  California, for instance, has a seemingly sane
law that basically injects common sense: things you do on your own time, not
on resources [e.g., computers] that the company provides, and aren't related
to business interests of the company can't be claimed.  (IANAL, TINLA).

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